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The Michael Caz Podcast

TBT: Expand Your Workout Repertoire With Functional Bodybuilding ft. Marcus Filly

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Marcus Philly, three-time individual Crossfit Games competitor and three-time teams Crossfit Games competitor. Our conversation today is all about functional fitness and bodybuilding. We talk about whether or not it’s possible to look like a Greek god while actually performing and feeling exceptionally well, ways you can improve your fitness, and how to live a happier and fuller life in general. I learned a ton from Marcus and I know you will too. Enjoy the show!

Topics of discussion:

06:32 - The importance of coaching for Marcus and what he teaches his athletes.

11:00 - Looking good & feeling good while training

18:52 - Measuring success

26:30 Benefits of Functional Bodybuilding.

40:21 Isolation movements

47:22 Gut health

54:24 Ashram

Links:

Secret Strength Weapon

Functional Bodybuilding

Revival Strength

@marcusfilly on Instagram

@functional.bodybuilding on Instagram

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Root Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness.

0:08.0

We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset.

0:12.0

Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach,

0:15.0

2012 and 2013 Cross-Tic Games Champ,

0:18.0

Michael Kaju.

0:19.0

Mind, Body, Brute. body brute.

0:29.0

Hey, this is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the brute strength podcast. This week's guest is Marcus Philly.

0:31.0

Marcus is a three-time individual games competitor three-time teams

0:36.6

competitor and we both just realized that in 2012 we competed against each

0:41.7

other I was on Hackspack, he was on TJ's gym. This whole show revolves around his training program that he calls functional bodybuilding, combining functional fitness and bodybuilding.

0:54.9

And we talk about how, and if it's possible, to look like a Greek god while also performing and feeling tremendously well.

1:05.8

We talk about ways to improve your fitness,

1:08.8

the way you feel, the way you look,

1:11.2

and in general how to live a fuller and happier life.

1:15.7

This one was a pleasure for me.

1:17.0

I learned a ton and I know you will too.

1:19.1

Enjoy the show.

1:20.1

Hey, this is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the Brute Strength Podcast.

1:24.0

Marcus, thank you so much for making some time for me today, man.

1:27.0

Michael, it's my pleasure.

1:30.0

Happy to be here.

1:31.0

So, as I was preparing for the show,

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